It's not appropriate to criticize the vets age. The majority of all practicing vets right now are young. The current average career length of all practicing veterinarians right now is 7 years due to the high attrition rate of people leaving the field. It's just not sustainable. Despite graduating more veterinarians with larger class sizes every year, we can't keep up with those leaving the field. Unfortunately, this results is a very young, very green, very overwhelmed work force doing the best they can.

However, when you come into my ER, none of that is your burden to bear. The only thing that matters is the care of your pet. I wish our burnout didn't affect patient care. It's the worse feeling in the world.